The Lead with Jake Tapper

A mass shooting occurred today in Louisville, Kentucky after a lone gunman opened fire in his workplace, a bank. At least four people have been killed with at least nine others injured. Plus, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) joins to discuss the potential damage of leaked classified documents from the Pentagon. Some of the documents, which U.S. officials say are authentic, expose the extent of US eavesdropping on key allies, including South Korea, Israel, and Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Apr 20231h 20min

Tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East as the Israel Foreign Ministry says two separate terror attacks in Tel Aviv leave one dead and six wounded. Plus, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas tries to explain after a bombshell report revealed his many family trips onboard a private jet, all paid for by a billionaire Republican mega donor. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris is dispatched to Tennessee one day after state House Republicans expelled two Democrats, both black men, who were protesting on the floor while not expelling the other Democrat, a white woman, who was on the floor with them. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Apr 20231h 20min

Debates and voting are underway right now as Tennessee state House Republicans try to expel three statehouse Democrats for protesting on the statehouse floor in the wake of the Nashville school shooting. Should they be kicked out of office? Plus, airspace over northern Israel shut down after rockets were intercepted, fired from Lebanon. This is just one day after Israeli police raided a mosque in Jerusalem. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Apr 20231h 36min

In the face of threats, Speaker McCarthy and the president of Taiwan defiantly meet as Beijing warns the Chinese government will fight back. Plus, one day after Donald Trump’s arrest and arraignment in New York, there are new developments in the federal case investigating him. Also, Mike Pence has decided not to appeal his a federal court ruling ordering him to testify, potentially setting up a historic testimony before the special counsel. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Apr 20231h 20min

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4 Apr 20231min

In the historic and unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump, the former president landed in New York and is expected to voluntarily surrender. Sources tell CNN that the former president faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud. Plus, growing concerns about a popular shopping app which some experts say spies on the users’ phone, reading private messages and monitoring other apps. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Apr 20231h 24min

Donald Trump says the judge overseeing his indictment hates him. According to sources, Trump’s arraignment is set for Tuesday and now a look at the security required for this unprecedented event. Plus, 30 news organizations come to the defense of an American journalist detained in Russia. A friend of that reporter joins. Also, from the midwest to the south are confirmed tornados with the governor of Kentucky saying tonight’s forecast is the worst he’s ever seen. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Mar 202349min

For the first time since the Cold War, Russia arrests an American journalist, accusing him of being a spy trying to steal state secrets.  Plus: The tragic news that nine servicemembers are killed when two Blackhawk helicopters crash during a training mission.  And: From paper tossing to hallway shouting, in-your-face debates are getting heated on the Hill.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Mar 202340min